Engineering (ASNE) in cooperation
with the Surface Navy Association
(SNA) and the Supervisor of Ship-
building, Pascagoula, Miss., will
sponsor a symposium entitled "De-
stroyer, Cruiser & Frigate Technol-
ogy" on September 27-29, 1990, at
the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum
in Biloxi, Miss.

The symposium is planned to
bring the Navy and industry to-
gether for an interchange of techni-
cal ideas for future ship designs.

The 18 invited papers will empha-
size subsystem technology in the
area of weapons, command and con-
trol, aircraft installation, machin-
ery, hydrodynamics, structures, sur-
vivability and detectability. Addi-
tional papers are planned on foreign
technology, technology needs and
technology assessment. Moderators
for the session have been selected
from distinguished leaders in the
topics being presented. Over 40
companies will have exhibits at the
coliseum and additional exhibit
space is still available.

Luncheon speakers will feature

Ron Kiss, Director of Shipbuild-
ing, Office of the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy (RD&A), and Rear

Adm. William J. Flanagan Jr.,

Chief of Legislative Affairs. The

Thursday evening banquet speaker
will be Vice Adm. John W. Ny-
quist, Assistant Chief of Naval Op-
erations (Surface Warfare). On Sat-
urday morning, September 29, there
will be a tour of Ingalls Shipbuilding
to include a visit aboard a Ticonde-
roga Class cruiser.